Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan, Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega Support Orphaned Starfish Gala!

To create lasting change in someone's life never goes unnoticed. Raising awareness for at-risk children, Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan and Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega gave their support for the Orphaned Starfish Foundation at their recent Annual New York Gala.

According to the official website, the foundation dedicates itself to working with orphans, victims of abuse and at-risk youth. The mission of the Orphaned Starfish Foundation helps foster lasting change in the lives of the children. These children are given the opportunity to develop vocational skills through computer technology and gain employment. All of these resources will enable them to succeed and overcome their conditions.

In a previous interview with CBS, executive director of The Orphaned Starfish Foundation, Andrew Stein states that the organization has helped kids become future doctors, nurses and lawyers., "What we do is help prepare these kids for the future. We help give them vocational training and computers. We give them robotics. We give them English language skills. We give them the tools to succeed, to break the cycles of poverty and abuse."

On her Instagram wall, Vega writes, "My look for the #OrphanedStarfish gala. A great evening for an even better cause. #confidentlybeautiful #style #loveit: Idanmarinophoto"

A photo posted by Paulina Vega Dieppa (@missuniverse) on Oct 27, 2015 at 11:45am PDT

Nearly 90 percent of The Orphaned Starfish Foundation's operating income from the year is raised during its annual gala, which took place again at Cipriani Wall Street. The red carpet was held to benefit more than 9,500 orphans. An estimate of 500 supporters from the worlds of business and entertainment arrived to raising over $1.2 million, which was last last year's achievement, for disadvantaged and impoverished children.

On her official Instagram, Jordan writes beside her photo, "Wearing @macduggal, channeling @jlo, glam by @stevichristine & @tracehenningsen tonight for #orphanedstarfish #styledbymb"

A photo posted by Olivia Jordan (@theoliviajordan) on Oct 23, 2015 at 7:31pm PDT

In attendance were former Pittsburg Steeler Troy Polamalu and New York Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson.

To see all of the evening's event images, visit danmarinoevents.com